i18n.patch

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diff --git a/lib/i18n/backend/fallbacks.rb b/lib/i18n/backend/fallbacks.rb
index 70c2c04..f50e92e 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/backend/fallbacks.rb
+++ b/lib/i18n/backend/fallbacks.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ module I18n
       end
 
       def find_first_string_or_lambda_default(defaults)
-        defaults.each_with_index { |default, ix| return ix if String === default || Proc === default }
+        defaults.each_with_index { |default, ix| return ix unless default.is_a? Symbol }
         nil
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/backend/fallbacks_test.rb b/test/backend/fallbacks_test.rb
index e743639..2b17da9 100644
--- a/test/backend/fallbacks_test.rb
+++ b/test/backend/fallbacks_test.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ class I18nBackendFallbacksTranslateTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal "Default Bar", I18n.t(:missing_bar, :locale => :'de-DE', :default => Proc.new { "Default Bar" })
   end
 
+  test "returns the :de translation for a missing :'de-DE' when :default is a Hash" do
+    assert_equal 'Bar in :de', I18n.t(:bar, :locale => :'de-DE', :default => {})
+    assert_equal({}, I18n.t(:missing_bar, :locale => :'de-DE', :default => {}))
+  end
+
   test "returns the :'de-DE' default :baz translation for a missing :'de-DE' when defaults contains Symbol" do
     assert_equal 'Baz in :de-DE', I18n.t(:missing_foo, :locale => :'de-DE', :default => [:baz, "Default Bar"])
   end